Ballina Information Blog

Soon up to 10 more local nurses will be qualified to provide breastfeeding support and advice to mums. That’s got to be good news during this year’s Breastfeeding Awareness Month, according to the Northern Rivers General Practice Network’s (NRGPN). The network said the breastfeeding project recently saw the nurses sit the gruelling six-hour lactation consultant [...]

Reducing the incidence of cervical cancer among women on the North Coast is the aim of a new project being run by the Northern Rivers General Practice Network. Through the project, an accredited nurse will be available to conduct well-women’s clinics at participating local general practices that do not already have a cervical screening-accredited practice [...]

Pilates courses are held at Intershape gym 185 River Street Ballina. The next introductory course starts Wednesday July 18th at 10.30am booking is essential. Please phone 6686 9010 or call in for further information Pilates is a non-impact form of exercise that teaches awareness of breathing and alignment of the spine. It focuses on the [...]

The North Coast Public Health Unit is advising Ballina Shire residents of preventive measures to help guard against the viral gastroenteritis that has been reported in a number of locations along the North Coast in recent weeks. “The virus is easily spread from person to person and special attention to thorough washing of hands with [...]

Thinking of giving up the dreaded ciggies? If so, the perfect day to start is on the 20th annual World No Tobacco Day tomorrow, 31 May, and the North Coast Area Health Service says the theme of ‘Smoke Free Environments’ is aimed at highlighting the dangers of passive smoking. “Rigorous research leaves no doubt that [...]

Ballina Fair Woolworths tomorrow will hold an in-store demonstration as part of a North Coast strategy to promote health and reduce chronic disease. The demonstration will be from 10am until 2pm. Ballina Fair Woolworths will be one of a number of North Coast supermarkets which will host the demonstrations on how to increase the family’s [...]

A raffle and two more fund-raising events are expected to get the Ballina Shire Healthy Community Futures Fund ‘over the line’ in its bid to raise $150,000 to purchase computerised radiography X-ray equipment for Ballina District Hospital. The fund, established last December, is just $10,000 short of its goal. Two major donations over the past [...]

A charity golf day at Ballina Golf Club on Sunday, April 29, will get the Ballina Shire Healthy Community Futures Fund close to its goal of raising $150,000 to buy computerised radiology equipment for Ballina Hospital. The AMP Foundation has announced that it will match any money raised on the day, dollar-for-dollar up to a [...]

The second Our Kids Day Out will be held this Sunday 15 April 15 from 9am–2pm at Missingham Bridge amphitheatre, Ballina. The North Coast Area Health Service says the day promises lots of fun for the whole family with a range of live entertainment, including the Ronald MacDonald Show, NBN Big Dog, Reptile Awareness, the [...]

North Coast residents and visitors are being urged to take extra precautions to avoid mosquito bites over the holiday weekend and in the coming weeks. The Public Health Unit has warned of an expected seasonal increase in the risk of contracting the mosquito-borne viruses, Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus, at this time of [...]